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Wadsworth v. McCord - (1886) 12 SCR 466 - 1886-06-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
Now up to 1794 it is perfectly clear that the domicile was Scotch, and it appears to be agreed on all hands that the rules which Sir William Grant, then master of the rolls, extracted, as he said, from various decisions, the Annandale case, Bruce v. Bruce, and other cases, to all of which your lordships have been referred, [...] The facts are undisputed; the witnesses examined were the relatives Jane Wadsworth, sister of James Wadsworth, William Wadsworth, his brother, and Susan McMullen, daughter of his first wife by her husband McMullen and the intervenor in this case and others. [...] William Wadsworth:— If I remember right my brother told me that it was during ihe winter previous to my arrival in the country that Mr. Wadsworth
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Troop v. Hart - (1882) 7 SCR 512 - 1882-03-28
Supreme Court JudgmentsSale
& Co.,) with converting 250 barrels of mackerel, which were the property of William M. Richardson, the respondent's assignor. [...] The action was tried on the 28th of April, 1880, before the late Chief Justice of Nova Scotia (Sir William Young) without a jury, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff for $1,841.90, being the value of the 236 barrels of mackerel at $8 per barrel, less the sum of $46.10 allowed for insurance and storage. [...] The effect of not guilty, in an action for conversion under the English rule of Trinity Term, 1853, with which section 146 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia (4 Series) cap. 94 is identical, is stated in William's notes to Saunders[22], as follows:
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SCR | RCS (1915) vol 50 - 1915-02-02
Canada Supreme Court ReportsSolicitor for the respondent : William Johnston. (1) [1908] A.C. 493. 16 1 / 2 [...] 626 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA. [VOL. L. 1914 WILLIAM HUGHES AND ANOTHER APPELLANTS; Nov. 19, 20. [...] On motion the transfer of the stock of William 'Graem Mac-kechnie and William Hughes to Joseph Montgomery of $333,320 is hereby authorized and accepted.
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Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller - 2020 SCC 16 - [2020] 2 SCR 118 - 2020-06-26
Supreme Court JudgmentsHorton, William G. “A Brief History of Arbitration” (2017), 47 Adv. Q. 12. [...] Woodward, William J., Jr. “Finding the Contract in Contracts for Law, Forum and Arbitration” (2006), 2 Hastings Bus. L.J. 1. [...] It has also been present in the American jurisprudence for more than half a century (see Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, 350 F.2d 445 (1965), at pp. 449-50).
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London Drugs Ltd. v. Kuehne & Nagel International Ltd. - [1992] 3 SCR 299 - 1992-10-29
Supreme Court JudgmentsContract
Torts
Anson, Sir William R. Anson's Law of Contract, 25th ed. By A. G. Guest. [...] Tetley, William. Marine Cargo Claims, 3rd ed. Montreal: Yvon Blais, 1988. [...] In Williams' terminology, this basis is termed the "servant's tort theory".
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Chevrier v. The Queen - (1880) 4 SCR 1 - 1880-03-01
Supreme Court JudgmentsCivil procedure
Present: The Honorable Mr. Justice Smith; William K. McCord, Esquire, Circuit Judge. [...] I refer to the deed of sale (exhibit of the respondent), dated 17th May, 1855, to the Crown, represented by William F. Coffin and Thomas McCord, Esquires, as attorneys for the Commissioners of Public Works, from Andrew Leamy and Erexina Wright, his wife. [...] A similar interpretation has been given to the same clause by Sir William Richards, in the case of Wood vs.
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Harvard College v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents) - 2002 SCC 76 - [2002] 4 SCR 45 - 2002-12-05
Supreme Court JudgmentsIntellectual property
Hayhurst, William L. “Exclusive Rights in Relation to Living Things” (1991), 6 I.P.J. 171. [...] William J. Sammon, for the interveners Canadian Council of Churches and Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. [...] I agree with William Hayhurst when he writes: Some patents for processes may be of little practical value.
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1,808.
Bulletin of June 24, 1994 - 1994-06-24
BulletinsLouis A.T. Williams carrying on the practice of law under the firm and style of Louis A.T. Williams, Barrister and Solicitor (Alta.) [...] William F. Pentney C.H.R.C. v. (24197) Attorney General of Canada (F.C.A.)(Man.) [...] William R. Phillips v. (24139) Her Majesty the Queen (F.C.A.)(Ont.)
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Bulletin of April 23, 1993 - 1993-04-23
BulletinsBryan Williams, Q.C. and Mari A. Worfolk Swinton & Co. v. (23503) [...] William F. Ehrcke Crim. Appeals & Special Prosecutions FILING DATE 2.4.1993 [...] Williams, Roebothan, McKay & Marshall FILING DATE 2.4.1993 Roman Maksymiw
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Boucher v. the King - [1951] SCR 265 - 1950-12-18
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
I think the change that took place following the accession to the Throne of William and Mary in 1688 bears upon the present question. [...] While it was not so declared in the Bill of Rights, from the time William III came to the Throne the commissions of the judges were by their terms to endure during their good behaviour and not merely at the King's pleasure, and this was expressly provided by the "Act for the Limitation of the Crown and Better Securing the [...] The last of the Irish cases to which I have referred is The Queen v. McHugh[62], where the accused was charged with publishing a wicked, scandalous and malicious libel of and concerning the administration of justice, intending to bring it into contempt and to scandalize and vilify William Drennan Andrews (Andrews, J.) and,
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SCR | RCS (1895) vol 24 - 1895-06-26
Canada Supreme Court Reports268 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA. [VOL. XXIV. 1894 WILLIAM R. WEBSTER el al. [...] Puekey (2) ; Williams v. Williams (3) ; Hellen v. Severs (4). The words " to hold in fee simple " cannot control the meaning of " issue " and make it a word of purchase. [...] The appellant William B. Shaw claims as a purchaser from the other appellants.
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Bulletin of May 17, 2024 - 2024-05-17
BulletinsJohn Williams v. Amazon.com, Inc., Amazon Services International, Inc., and Amazon.com.ca, Inc. (B.C.) (Civil) (By Leave) (40935) [...] John Williams c. Amazon.com, Inc., Amazon Services International, Inc., et Amazon.com.ca, Inc. (C.-B.) (Civile) (Autorisation) (40935)
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Agenda - 2015-04-07
News ReleasesWilliam F. Pentney for the Respondent 35990 Jeyakannan Kanthasamy c. Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l’Immigration Canada [...] William F. Pentney pour l’intimé 36002 Zurich Insurance Company v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
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1,814.
R. v. Briscoe - 2010 SCC 13 - [2010] 1 SCR 411 - 2010-04-08
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Williams, Glanville. Criminal Law: The General Part, 2nd ed. London: Stevens & Sons, 1961. [...] Glanville Williams explains the key restriction on the doctrine: The rule that wilful blindness is equivalent to knowledge is essential, and is found throughout the criminal law.
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John Doe v. Bennett - 2004 SCC 17 - [2004] 1 SCR 436 - 2004-03-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
William J. Sammon, for the intervener the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. [...] Solicitors for the respondent/appellant on cross-appeal, John Doe: Williams, Roebothan, McKay & Marshall, St. John’s.
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Judgments to be Rendered in Appeals / Prochains jugements sur pourvois - 2002-12-16
News ReleasesCounsel: William Atkinson for the Appellant Jean-Jacques Rainville for the Respondent [...] Avocats: Me William J. Atkinson pour les appelants Me Jean-Jacques Rainville pour l’intimé
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1,817.
Judgments to be Rendered in Appeals / Prochains jugements sur pourvois - 2002-03-25
News ReleasesPatrick G.Foy Q.C./William K. McNaughton/Robert J.C. Deane for the Respondent International Forest Products [...] Patrick G.Foy c.r./William K. McNaughton/Robert J.C. Deane pour la International Forest Products, intimée
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R. v. Braich - 2002 SCC 27 - [2002] 1 SCR 903 - 2002-03-21
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
William B. Smart, Q.C., for the respondent Sukhminder Braich. The judgment of the Court was delivered by [...] Solicitors for the respondent Sukhminder Braich: Smart and Williams, Vancouver.
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R. v. Wells - [1998] 2 SCR 517 - 1998-09-24
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
10 Hinds J.A. (Williams J.A. concurring) reviewed the evidence and concluded that, in this case, it would appear on a subjective basis that the respondent may well have believed that G.D. was capable of his “arrest” and had some degree of power over him. [...] 12 In a separate judgment, McEachern C.J. (Williams J.A. concurring) added that, if it had been argued, he would also have excluded the statements made by the respondent under the threat of physical violence as they failed the test for reliability.
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Dersch v. Canada (Attorney General) - [1990] 2 SCR 1505 - 1990-11-22
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
S.C.R. 000; Lyons v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 633; R. v. Playford (1987), 40 C.C.C. (3d) 142; R. v. Parmar (1987), 34 C.C.C. (3d) 260; R. v. Williams (1985), 44 C.R. (3d) 351; R. v. Hunter (1987), 34 C.C.C. (3d) 14; R. v. Garofoli, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 000; R. v. Lachance, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 000; R. v. Zito, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 000. [...] (See R. v. Williams (1985), 44 C.R. (3d) 351 (Ont. C.A.).) But it does provide, in my view, that the accused be given the opportunity to test the admissibility of a piece of evidence according to the ordinary rules that govern the admissibility of the evidence.
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Bruce v. McIntyre - [1955] SCR 251 - 1955-01-25
Supreme Court JudgmentsTorts
C.L. Dubin, Q.C. and William Schreiber, Q.C. for the appellants. G.N. Shaver, Q.C. for the respondent. [...] Solicitor for the appellants: William Schreiber. Solicitors for the respondent: Shaver, Paulin & Branscombe.
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Schara Tzedeck v. Royal Trust Co. - [1953] 1 SCR 31 - 1952-10-07
Supreme Court JudgmentsEstates
In Williams on Executors, 12th Ed. p. 610, the learned author says that if the deceased has left directions as to the disposal of his body, though these are not legally binding on the personal representative, effect should be given to his wishes as far as is possible. [...] in a Jewish cemetery in which the testatrix had her own burial plot, but this statement is not supported by authority (Williams, 12th Ed. p. 610: 3 Hals. p. 457).
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Cullen v. The King - [1949] SCR 658 - 1949-05-09
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
William Clarence Cullen (Plaintiff) Appellant; and His Majesty the King (Defendant) Respondent. [...] In the case of an appeal by a convicted person, a failure on the part of his counsel to object to the admissibility of material evidence was held not to prejudice his right of appeal from a conviction in Rex v. William Stirland[2].
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Manchuk v. The King - [1938] SCR 341 - 1938-06-23
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
William Manchuk (Plaintiff) Appellant; and His Majesty The King (Defendant) Respondent. [...] THE CHIEF JUSTICE.—On the 8th of June, 1936, the appellant William Manchuk killed, first, John Seabright, and, shortly afterwards, his wife, Amy Seabright.
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Holland Canada Mortgage Co. v. Hutchings - [1936] SCR 165 - 1936-03-31
Supreme Court JudgmentsGuarantee and suretyship
Know all men by these presents, that we, William George Hunt, manager; Robert John Hutchings, manager; Absalom Judson Sayre, manager; Archibald John McArthur, gentleman; George Thomas Calendar Robinson, merchant; Albert William Ward, merchant; George Allan Anderson, physician; John Niblock, superintendent; John Edward